


Comenius Museum and Mausoleum in Naarden
Comenius Museum and Mausoleum in Naarden The Comenius Museum in the city of Naarden is dedicated to the life and work of the Czech Jan Ámos Komenský also known as Comenius (1592-1670), philosopher, theologian and pedagogue who spent the last fourteen years of his life...
Narrow Houses and Skinny Facades
Narrow Houses and Skinny Facades Judging by the number of extremely narrow houses along Amsterdam’s canals, you could conclude that in the seventeenth century when these houses were built, the locals were very slim. Some of these houses are as narrow as the...
Self-guided City Walk Hofjes Hopping in the Jordaan
Self-guided City Walk Hofjes Hopping in the Jordaan Hofjes, almshouses, are small cottages built around a central courtyard or lawn. The residents used to be widows of slender means, unmarried women and sometimes couples. Today, the hofjes are very popular places to...